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3D carbon

 

That's how I feel also......I don't need anymore of a blind spot than I already have, and I like the clean look just the way it came from the factory.

 

A blind spot shouldn't really be a worry, simply adjust your side mirrors so that you can see behind you.
Most of us have our side mirrors adjusted so that we can see the rear of our car, problem is, the rear of your car isn't going anywhere you aren't. So you don't need to see it. Also, most side mirrors are adjusted so that we see the same thing through them as we do through our rearview mirror, that's a waste. Simply adjust the side mirrors to view more out away from the car so that the innermost part of each side mirror only slightly overlaps with what you see in the rearview mirror. You get almost a complete view of what is behind you.

I have my mirrors adjusted like this and I never use my quarter windows anymore, check all three mirrors take a quick glance to my side out of my door windows (the very back of my door window is the last blind spot that I have left), and merge.

Of course I have an '01 and I'm sure '05's have slightly different sightlines, but it still shouldn't be a problem. If you do decide to try what I suggest I also suggest continuing to look out your quarter window until you are confident that you have all your mirrors adjusted properly and never get surprised by a car you don't see in your side mirrors... took me a while to get confident of this method but I can say that I see all without use of the quarter windows.

 

One of the reasons I'm buying this car is for the styling ques from the older versions, but to each his own.

 

Seems like I always see a close up shot of the street scenes so I never get a good idea of what they look like WITH the rest of the car....at least I can see the whole car in the CDC pics.....I think IF I put on some covers it would be the CDC's......I agree with the street scenes looking a little too rounded......anybody with a nice whole car shot of the street scenes PLEASE post it.....later....

John

 

mizanin,

I use that mirror technique as well. If you don't also look out the sides then you can miss cars (on a multilane highway) that are trying to move into the same lane as you, but from two lanes over.

A B
------C

For example, you are in car "A" and want to go to lane B. Your mirrors won't show you Car "C" and it will be in the blind spot where your quarter window used to give you visibility.

I only know this from experience. Everything looked good in the lanes beside me but outside my view was a car coming into the lane I wanted to get into.

But hey, if you want the louvers, get em. To each his own.

Can't be any worse than the visibility out the back of the Chysler Crossfire coupe.

 

+1 for 3DCarbons' louvers. I don't care for scoops at all, but louvers look nice as heck...

 

Well I do agree there is still a blind spot, but it is much smaller than exists otherwise, smaller than with mirrors adjusted to see the back of your car definitely. Really the right time to determine how big that blind spot is, is while waiting at a stop light with stopped cars in lanes on each side of you. See how much of them you can see with the mirrors, check to see how much you missed by turning your head to check. Doing that I know my blind spot is fairly small, and normally any car within it is only partially in it with the rest viewable by mirror or quick head turn to side.

Anyway, that's one of the reasons I prefer louvers to scoops: 1) look better; 2) louvers do provide some, although limited, visibility. Plus before I would put anything reducing any visibility I would want to see just how much it reduces, I just don't think it is that much.

(That better Rampant? )

 

Don't you mean the louvers may provide some visibility? CDC's scoops completely cover up the window. With the louvers there may be a small chance you could see something out of the slits as they face backwards.

Just trying to clarrify.

 

yep, my bad

 

Scoop style......Thats my next fun thing to get for mine.

 

That gets my vote! Reminds me of '67-68 models.

 

I prefer the roush louvers.

 

I like the pic of the black car that THRUST posted best. Well, 2nd best actually. I'm in the "no fake junk on the side of the car" crowd myself. The rear window louver actually does something (shades the inside of the car), so it is earing it's keep. All the "extra" scoops and stuff that are tacked onto some cars just makes them look cheap and cheesy in my opinion. Of course, it's YOUR car!

 

Out of all the 3/4 window treatments, Id go with CDC's. Still leaning towards the clean look of the stock windows, but I think CDC's are the best so far. And I like the MRT rear window louvers.

 

I like roushes the best.

 

I am biased to 3D Carbons stuff...

I always always turn my head and check over my shoulder no matter which way I am merging... Just a habit I got into years ago. I am thinking of covering those windows with paper for a day or two to see how it affects my visibity. Then I can decide whether or not to put those louvers on.

 

I love the 3d carbon side louvers too....any info regarding pricing on their hood?

 

It's ironic that Shelby removed the side louvers in 66 (and was a popular mod on production FB based Mustangs) [I]now[B] some people wants to put them on.

Change for the sake of change!